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Sea turtle activities are conducted under Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Marine Turtle Permits. Turtle images were acquired while conducting authorized research.

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  • Animals

Florida heat births more female turtles than males. It may lead to population decline

Warmer temperatures produce more female sea turtles and cooler weather produces more males. Hotter summers means more females are being born. Scientists are concerned it could create gender imbalance.

October 29, 2022
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  • Cathy Carter
Image shows two pythons

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  • Animals

Georgia restricts ownership of pythons, tegus, other reptiles

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Board on Tuesday voted to limit future ownership of Burmese pythons, along with Indian rock pythons, Argentine black and white tegus, Nile monitor lizards, African helmeted turtles and Chinese softshell turtles.

October 28, 2022
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  • Mary Landers
Bar-tailed godwits stand on the beach at Marion Bay in Australia's Tasmania state on Feb. 17, 2018.

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  • Animals

A non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania may be for the birds — and a possible record

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird expert said Friday.

October 28, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Injured black kites at Wildlife Rescue, a clinic run by brothers Nadeem Shehzad and Muhammad Saud in Delhi. Over the past 12 years, they've treated nearly 26,000 of the raptors. The brothers are featured in a new prize-winning documentary, <em>All That Breathes, </em>opening in the U.S. this month and coming to HBO in 2023.

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  • Animals

Birds fall to Earth from Delhi's toxic skies. Two brothers are there to save them

Named the best documentary at Sundance and Cannes, All That Breathes explores the mission of two Muslim brothers: saving a raptor cut down by smog and deadly kite strings.

October 27, 2022
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  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Emperor penguins, found in Antarctica, are in serious danger due to climate change.

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  • Animals

Emperor penguins will receive endangered species protections

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is listing the penguins native to Antarctica as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

October 26, 2022
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  • James Doubek
Taylor Blake is helping Emmanuel with physical therapy in a homemade sling.

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  • Animals

Emmanuel the emu does not have the avian flu, but is likely stressed out, owner says

A wave of avian flu struck Knuckle Bump Farms, which Emmanuel the emu calls home. Several birds had to be euthanized as a result, which could be causing stress for the TikTok star.

October 26, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
There have been at least 19 recorded black bear attacks since the 1970s.

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  • Animals

A Washington state woman fended off a black bear attack

The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being treated at a hospital, according to officials. Wildlife officers killed a bear found nearby.

October 24, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
A dog dressed in a turkey costume at the 2013 Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City.

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  • Animals

It's cute, but is it safe to put your dog in a Halloween costume?

Dogs may seem to enjoy it but playing pretend once a year could put your pet under physical and psychological stress, according to some experts.

October 22, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Larry the Cat plays with bunting in the garden of number 10 Downing Street on June 1, 2012 in London, England.

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  • Animals

Larry the Cat outlasts fourth U.K. prime minister

The 15-year-old tabby is the Chief Mouser of No. 10 Downing Street, where Britain's prime ministers both work and reside. Larry has been in the post since David Cameron ran the government.

October 21, 2022
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  • Giulia Heyward
Rusty the red panda escaped his National Zoo enclosure and was briefly free in Washington, D.C., in 2013.

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  • Animals

Rusty the red panda, who briefly ran free in D.C. in 2013, has unexpectedly died

Rusty the red panda escaped his National Zoo enclosure and was briefly free in Washington, D.C., in 2013. He has died at age 10 of unknown causes.

October 21, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
Lately, more and more people have been getting axolotls as pets.

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  • Animals

It seems like everyone wants an axolotl since the salamander was added to Minecraft

The axolotl has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft. More and more people have been getting them as pets, which is impacting how they're bred and sold.

October 20, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
Toast was a very small cat, Saha said, but the loudest one he has met.

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  • Animals

The story behind a new book's strange dedication to Toast the cat

"For Toast, the cat, who was no help at all," reads the dedication page of researcher Jonathan Saha's book, Colonizing Animals. A picture of the page went viral on Twitter.

October 19, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
A female mountain goat in an alpine meadow in Montana's Glacier National Park. When goats competed with sheep for salt in the park, the goats won almost unanimously.

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  • Animals

High up in the mountains, goats and sheep faced off over salt. Guess who won

It was the unmovable force versus the unstoppable object as goats and sheep locked horns over salt licks newly exposed in a warming climate in Montana. A new study reports on this cage match.

October 18, 2022
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  • Marc Silver
Taylor Blake is helping Emmanuel with physical therapy in a homemade sling.

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  • National

Emmanuel, a TikTok-famous emu, has avian flu after a deadly outbreak on a Florida farm

Taylor Blake's family farm in South Florida, Knuckle Bump Farms, has lost 99% of its birds to avian flu. Its most famous resident has suffered nerve damage in his right leg and foot.

October 17, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
Eclipse looked out the window to know where to get off the bus.

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  • Animals

Eclipse the dog, known for riding the bus alone to the dog park, has died

Eclipse, the Seattle dog known for riding a bus herself since 2015, died on Friday. Her habit began when her owner was finishing his cigarette and she hopped the bus to the dog park without him.

October 16, 2022
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  • Halisia Hubbard
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